BMW to build Hungary’s largest solar farm

German car manufacturing giant BMW’s solar plant under construction in Debrecen, in eastern Hungary, will be the largest in Hungary as well as the largest owned by the company, the minister of foreign affairs and trade said on Tuesday.

The ministry cited Péter Szijjártó as telling the groundbreaking event of the project that, as a result, Hungary would gain a “global leading position” in the green economy.

He said the solar park constructed by BMW Manufacturing Hungary, a photovoltaic system covering an area equal to 71 football fields, will be the largest in the company group and also the largest industrial solar power plant in Hungary.

Szijjártó said Hungary’s future leading position in green economy rested on two pillars: the electronic transition in transport and the decarbonisation of energy production.

“Europe’s trendiest car industry companies are making electric engines and cars in Hungary,” he said. “The largest battery manufacturers are also active here, making batteries crucial for electric cars”.